{"product_id":"the-cambridge-shakespeare-guide-paperback-9780521149723","title":"The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide (Paperback) 9780521149723","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Shakespeare Guide\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn indispensable reference tool for Shakespeare students and enthusiasts, this compact guide provides authoritative summaries of each of Shakespeare's works.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEmma Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521149723, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 March 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e258 pages, 35 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e19.8 x 12.9 x 1.4 cm, 0.31 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'I hope this book will find its way onto the shelves of many a Shakespeare enthusiast and into the satchels of many a student. For undergraduates, cramming for the next seminar or tutorial, Emma Smith's guide will, I suspect, become a trusted and valued friend, something you can turn to with a cup a coffee and read on the way to class. For its size and the range of information it offers, I cannot think of a better example of its kind.' Paul Edmondson, Around the Globe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAre you studying Shakespeare and looking for a handy summary of plots, characters and interpretations? Or are you a keen theatregoer wanting essential background on the Shakespeare plays you see on stage? Ideal for students and theatre enthusiasts alike, this lively and authoritative guide presents key information, clearly set out, on all Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic works, covering plots and people, sources, context, performance history and major themes. Ordered alphabetically for easy reference, each play entry features a 'key facts' box providing informative and revealing statistics, including a breakdown of each play's major roles. The guide is illustrated with striking performance photographs throughout, and also provides brief accounts of Shakespeare's life and language, Shakespeare in print and theatre in Shakespeare's time. This is an indispensable reference source for all students and theatregoers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Works: 1. All's Well That Ends Well\u003cbr\u003e 2. Antony and Cleopatra\u003cbr\u003e 3. As You Like It\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Comedy of Errors\u003cbr\u003e 5. Coriolanus\u003cbr\u003e 6. Cymbeline\u003cbr\u003e 7. Hamlet\u003cbr\u003e 8. Julius Caesar\u003cbr\u003e 9. King Henry IV Part 1\u003cbr\u003e 10. King Henry IV Part 2\u003cbr\u003e 11. King Henry V\u003cbr\u003e 12. King Henry VI Parts 1, 2, and 3\u003cbr\u003e 13. King Henry VIII, or All is True\u003cbr\u003e 14. King John\u003cbr\u003e 15. King Lear\u003cbr\u003e 16. King Richard II\u003cbr\u003e 17. King Richard III\u003cbr\u003e 18. Love's Labour's Lost\u003cbr\u003e 19. Macbeth\u003cbr\u003e 20. Measure for Measure\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Merchant of Venice\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Merry Wives of Windsor\u003cbr\u003e 23. A Midsummer Night's Dream\u003cbr\u003e 24. Much Ado About Nothing\u003cbr\u003e 25. Othello\u003cbr\u003e 26. The Phoenix and the Turtle\u003cbr\u003e 27. Pericles\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Rape of Lucrece\u003cbr\u003e 29. Romeo and Juliet\u003cbr\u003e 30. The Sonnets and A Lover's Complaint\u003cbr\u003e 31. The Taming of the Shrew\u003cbr\u003e 32. The Tempest\u003cbr\u003e 33. Timon of Athens\u003cbr\u003e 34. Titus Andronicus\u003cbr\u003e 35. Troilus and Cressida\u003cbr\u003e 36. Twelfth Night\u003cbr\u003e 37. The Two Gentlemen of Verona\u003cbr\u003e 38. The Two Noble Kinsmen\u003cbr\u003e 39. The Winter's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 40. Venus and Adonis\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Context: 41. Shakespeare's life\u003cbr\u003e 42. Shakespeare's theatre\u003cbr\u003e 43. Shakespeare in print\u003cbr\u003e 44. Shakespearean apocrypha\u003cbr\u003e 45. Shakespeare's language\u003cbr\u003e Further reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary reference works [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary reference works\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20reference%20works%20%5BDSR%5D%22\"\u003eDSR\u003c\/a\u003e], Shakespeare studies \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Shakespeare studies \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Shakespeare%20studies%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDSGS%5D%22\"\u003eDSGS\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\u003c\/a\u003e], Shakespeare plays [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Shakespeare plays\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Shakespeare%20plays%20%5BDDS%5D%22\"\u003eDDS\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000443621656,"sku":"9780521149723","price":15.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521149723i_58967000-71bf-491c-9c7b-6989eaea199d.jpg?v=1691372627","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-shakespeare-guide-paperback-9780521149723","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}